California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 3 — Professions and Vocations Generally, Chapter 11.5 — Private Security Services, Article 3 — Regulation, Licensing, and Registration, Section 7582.21
(a) A licensee shall not advertise or conduct business from any location other than that shown on the records of the bureau as their principal place of business unless they have received a branch office certificate for the location after compliance with the provisions of this chapter and any additional requirements necessary for the protection of the public as the director may by regulation prescribe. A licensee shall notify the bureau in writing within 10 days after closing or changing the location of a branch office.
(b) The director may assess a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) for the first violation of subdivision (a) and one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation thereafter.
(c) The branch office certificate shall be posted below the private patrol operator’s license. The qualified manager certificate shall be posted below the branch office certificate.
(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2025.
Notes
Prohibits a licensee from advertising or operating away from the bureau-recorded principal business location without a branch office certificate and required compliance. Branch closure or relocation must be reported within 10 days; fines are $500 for a first violation and $1,000 thereafter, specified certificates must be posted in order, and the provision became operative January 1, 2025.
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